We as students have a few issues with how we are taught, we want to be taught things we could actually use in life like how to get a job, how to do taxes, etc. The things we are being taught today we most likely will never use them in our school career. When are we gonna need to know different types of triangles? My point is we need a change, the school system has been the same for years and the things we’re learning are pretty useless in our future careers, some of the classes are useful depending on what you want to be when you grow up.
Since the beginning of school, we’ve been taught to answer multiple choice questions, or write essays. We know how to calculate volume and circumference, or who invented the light bulb, but what good is this doing for our future? Why is this important for me to know unless it has something to do with my job? I could tell you how much water this cylinder will hold or who invented the periodic table, but could I tell you how I’m supposed to pay for college or how to write a check, no. Why are we going to need to know what …show more content…
Well obviously we all know that but we are taught it's because of bullies but lots of times it's because they don’t want to have to deal with a test, quizzes, or homework they forgot to do . This stressed kids and teens way more than they should be. They already have to deal with their outside lives. Though when you think about it studies show students spend about 900-1,000 hours of a year in a classroom. Now imagine that for the 12 years of school we have plus if you go to college. That is about 25% of our lives and pretty much our whole childhood. A lot of people have tried to beat the school system or get the message out there that schools need to be changed. Only a few have succeeded, some schools have listened and changed their ways but lots of schools haven’t so we are hoping you will make a change and make tomorrow brighter for you and
Since the beginning of school, we’ve been taught to answer multiple choice questions, or write essays. We know how to calculate volume and circumference, or who invented the light bulb, but what good is this doing for our future? Why is this important for me to know unless it has something to do with my job? I could tell you how much water this cylinder will hold or who invented the periodic table, but could I tell you how I’m supposed to pay for college or how to write a check, no. Why are we going to need to know what …show more content…
Well obviously we all know that but we are taught it's because of bullies but lots of times it's because they don’t want to have to deal with a test, quizzes, or homework they forgot to do . This stressed kids and teens way more than they should be. They already have to deal with their outside lives. Though when you think about it studies show students spend about 900-1,000 hours of a year in a classroom. Now imagine that for the 12 years of school we have plus if you go to college. That is about 25% of our lives and pretty much our whole childhood. A lot of people have tried to beat the school system or get the message out there that schools need to be changed. Only a few have succeeded, some schools have listened and changed their ways but lots of schools haven’t so we are hoping you will make a change and make tomorrow brighter for you and